City Council is scheduled to consider Tuesday easing rules on some types of commercial lights to encourage use of LEDs. This photo shows a conventional light with shielding designed to reduce glare.

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City Council will consider Tuesday state-mandated changes to development ordinances that would make it easier for property owners to get exceptions.

Council is also scheduled to discuss changes to the city lighting ordinance designed to ease compliance and requiring special zoning rules that apply to one project only to be recorded with the Buncombe County Register of Deeds office.

The changes to the Unified Development Ordinance are required by a law passed by the state General Assembly last year. ...